The Danger of Half-Round Characters

Thank you to everyone who asked to hear more about my novel-in-progress.

It’s going very well, although time is short. I’m a little stunned by how quickly the revising process is going — but I’m still unsure if I will be able to complete the project by my deadline.

Six weeks ago, the situation was this: I had written a nearly complete draft (pictured above). It was done, including opening epigraphs and concluding epilogue, apart from an intractable problem in the middle — there was a part I kept failing to write.

I could not make progress on this (significant) part of the book, and so, in order to keep typing, I simply wrote a note to reader apologising, and kept going. This problem part comprised the entire ending of the second section of the novel. Even after I finished the book’s epilogue, I was still unsure how to fix…

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Celtic Fairies, Fables, and Folklore! Bestselling author (top #100 Amazon Canada, #1 in Paranormal Fantasy, Amazon Canada)
Christy Nicholas, also known as Green Dragon, is an author, artist and accountant. After she failed to become an airline pilot, she quit her ceaseless pursuit of careers that begin with 'A', and decided to concentrate on her writing. Since she has Project Completion Disorder, she is one of the few authors with NO unfinished novels.
Christy has her hands in many crafts, including digital art, beaded jewelry, writing, and photography. In real life, she's a CPA, but having grown up with art all around her (her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother are/were all artists), it sort of infected her, as it were.
She wants to expose the incredible beauty in this world, hidden beneath the everyday grime of familiarity and habit, and share it with others. She uses characters out of time and places infused with magic and myth.
Combine this love of beauty with a bit of financial sense and you get an art business. She does local art and craft shows, as well as sending her art to various science fiction conventions throughout the country and abroad.
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I write historical fantasy novels, mostly set in Ireland, and a contemporary romance based on my parents’ 30-year search for true love. Don’t miss information on Celtic myth and history, as well as practical travel planning tips, and hidden places, in my travel books.